David W . Koenig , PhD , is principal of DKMicrobios LLC , founded in 2022 to provide consulting microbiology and skin biology services for R & D , technology discovery , product development , R & D strategy and portfolio assessment , IP landscaping , technical writing , and EPA submissions . Koenig has 35-plus years of experience in the life sciences ( microbiology and skin biology ) with government labs ( NASA ), consumer , healthcare , personal care R & D , and academia . He is also a member of the advisory board for the Environmental Services Optimization Playbook ( EvSOP ).
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